Our first presenter at today’s roundtable was awake at 1 AM, dialing in from Sydney. Through the rest of the call, we traversed the globe, spanning India, Israel, Boston and Virginia.

SydneySlice
First, Andrew Blake from Sydney, Australia, pitched SydneySlice, a buy-side real-estate company that wants to expand its presence in the foreign buyer market. Australian expats and foreigners wanting to buy property in Australia is their target segment. The company, although already doing significant business, has no online presence yet. That would be the area to focus on to expand their reach.

Outroop
Then Ilbay Ozbay from Tysons Corner, Virginia, pitched Outroop, which he describes as Elance for local contractors. Outroop already has about 4000 contractors, including 400 paying ones. The company has validated its model, and now, wants to grow to the next level.Sure Taxis
Next, Peter Pudaite from Kolkata, India, pitched Sure Taxis, an Uber-like taxi service for middle-class Indian consumers in the Indian metros. The idea has been validated in a small town in Mizoram, and will next, be launched on Kolkata.

ImagineNation
Janet Sernack from Israel pitched ImagineNation, a one-person company that seems to want to boil the ocean, training corporations on innovation, startups on leadership, and everything in between. My advice (as you have guessed): Focus.

Poshanam
Last up, Ravindra Rapeti from Boston pitched Poshanam, a service for farmers in rural India to be able to sell their low quality produce that are still high in nutritional value, to urban slum dwellers. The business is heavy on logistics, presumably, low on technology. However, could be an opportunity to create a great deal of value.

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